The 34-year-old British actor showed off a head of extremely over-gelled hair as he left his hotel.

Stylish star: Anne looked cool in a cropped blazer and short blue torusers

In fact, he had over applied the gel to the extent that onlookers could see his scalp through his light brown locks.

He had swapped his usually dapper style for a casual blue and white striped T-shirt and jeans and backpack.

Hardy plays the leading villain in the third and last installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, but has said he wasn't worried about following in the footsteps of The Joker, played by the late Heath Ledger in the last movie, The Dark Knight.

Gel-raising: Tom Hardy showed off an over-stylised barnet as he signed autographs in New York

See-through: The star's hair was so intensely gelled, it showed sections of his scalp

'That would be putting myself in a competition with somebody who’s clearly brilliant,' he told entertainment website Collider.

'And it’s not a question of whose talent is greater or whose work is greater. It’s just trying to be the best that we can be, rather then trying to be better then somebody else.I’m not trying to be better than somebody else.

'What he did was amazing. That’s that. I’ve got a part I’ve got to play, and I want to play my part.'

Swept back: Hardy showed off his rather wet look hairstyle as he left his New York hotel

Low key: Tom swapped his smart suit from last night's premiere for a casual striped T-shirt and jeans

The film sees Hardy have to wear a reported 'life-giving mask,' which the actor says made filming difficult.

'When it’s on, it’s hard to breathe,' he said. 'I can’t hear anyone, and no one can see me speak. So there you go. And the magic begins.'